A Clarksville man who has been arrested nearly 200 times is back behind bars.

Over the past three decades, Jeffery Taylor, 54, has been booked at the Clark County Jail approximately 177 times.

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This time, Taylor is behind bars charged with sexually assaulting a court clerk.

Taylor has been in and out of jail for years, usually on public intoxication charges.

According to investigators he was once again under the influence last week when he assaulted and groped a woman who had been trying to help him.

According to Captain Scottie Maples with the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Taylor was arrested three times last month.

Taylor arrived at Circuit Court 3 last week and was observed, police said, unsteady on his feet, smelling of alcohol. That's when a clerk stepped out from behind a counter, trying to help him gain his balance and offering him a glass of water.

“It was very apparent she was doing her best to help him, going overboard to be nice to him and help him and obviously he took advantage of her,” Maples said.

According to a police report, the victim later told investigators that Taylor pulled her against his body and groped her.

It was a court date for a public intoxication charge that brought Taylor to the courthouse last week.

In fact, he's faced that same charge more than 20 times in the past five years.

Maples called Taylor a "nuisance to the community," and said he's glad to have him off the streets once again. “We utilize a bunch of resources on Mr. Taylor, but every time he comes here we will make room for him, we will keep him in jail as long as the judge tells us to do so,” Maples said.

Taylor remains in custody at the Clark County Jail, charged with sexual battery, intimidation and public intoxication.

While there are education, faith, and substance abuse-based programs at the jail, Taylor has never taken advantage of any of those programs.